Copper-Catalyzed B(dan)-Installing Carboboration of Alkenes

Org Lett. 2017 Feb 17;19(4):830-833. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03820. Epub 2017 Feb 3.

Abstract

Carboboration of alkenes was found to occur readily with an unsymmetrical diboron [(pin)B-B(dan)] and alkyl halides under copper catalysis, leading to the direct formation of protected alkylboron compounds via synchronous C-C and C-B bond-forming processes. The B(dan) moiety was solely installed into the organic frameworks with the regioselective attachment to a terminal carbon of alkenes employed.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't